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Day 1 Arrive Kunming. Visit the beautiful and tranquil Bamboo Temple just outside Kunming which is famous for its 500 life sized Arhats or Disciples of Buddha. 1 night in Kunming.
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Days 2/5 To Dali, Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge and Shangri-la enjoying the cultural and geographical diversity while acclimatizing in preparation for the spectacular 4 wheel drive through the Eastern Himalayas to Lhasa |
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Day 6 Shangri-la - Deqin. (190 km, 6-7 hours). Drive past the Jinsha river (as the Yangtze is known here), visit the Dongzhulin Monastery and drive over the 4250 meter Baimang Snow Mountain Pass. O/N Deqin |
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Day 7 Deqin-Mangkang, 230km, 9-10 hours. Departing Deqin, we travel along the north of Mekong River valley into Tibet. See the peaks of Meili Mountain range including Kawagebo Peak (6,740m/22,113ft) on a good day. O/N Mangkang. |
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Day 8 Mangkang-Basu, 330km, 8 hours. Travel through Tibetan peaks and valleys and over 2 mountain passes of 4,000-5,000m. O/N Basu.
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Day 9 Basu-Bomi, 250km, 8 hours. We will drive along the Poto-chu Valley at Tramog (2743m/8999ft), located deep in the thickly forested gorge of Parlung Tsangpo with glacial waterfalls streaming from the mountain sides. It is one of the most stunning drives in China. O/N Bomi.
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Day 10 Bomi-Bayi, 250km, 9 hours. Subject to weather conditions you will have an unobstructed view of the majestic Nam Jiabawa peak. At 7,755meters, it is the highest peak in eastern Tibet. After a long 9 hours drive, we will arrive in Bayi, a large Tibetan town. O/N Bayi.
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Day 11 Bayi-Basongcuo, 125km, 7hours. Today we see the important Red Sect Buddhist Buchu Monastery and Lamaling Temple in Nyingchi. We finally arrive at the crystal clear waters of the Basongcuo Lake. O/N Basongcuo.
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Day 12 Basongcuo-Lhasa, 350km, 11 hours. Leaving the lake after breakfast, we arrive at Gongbujiangda in time for lunch. In the afternoon, subject to time, we explore the near by glacier. 3 nights in Lhasa.
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Days 13/14 Two full days soaking up atmospheric Lhasa with its palaces, monastries, gardens and markets. See Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, the intriguing Barkhor street bazaar, the famous Buddhist monasteries of Drepung and Sera and the former Dalai Lama's summer palace.
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| Day 15 Drive to Shigatse to visit the awesome Tashilhunpo Monastery built in 1447 by the 1st Dalai Lama. On the way explore Gyangtse Dzong Fortress, centre of a battle between British and Tibetan forces in 1904. O/N Shigatse |
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Day 16 Return to Lhasa airport where tour finishes for unescorted guests. |
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Option: Shigatse/MT.Everest/Tingri/Kathmandu, Plus 2 days by road, Min. 2 pax |
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HIGHLIGHTS:
Up reach of Yangtze
Lijiang Old Town
Yunnan-Tibet Road adventure
Multi-culture encounters
The magic of Tibet
FACT FINDER:
Departure: from May to November.
Grade: easy, but moves fast.
Price from 2 pax: 4458 USD p/p
Single supplement: 676 USD p/p
6 pax up will have 10% discount p/p
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